Therapist profile
Kaley Melville, LMFT
Florida
LMFT in Florida - Trauma and Life Changes
Continue with KaleyWhere Kaley stands
- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, Florida / MT5334
- NPI
- 1275323453
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- Relational trauma
- Grief and loss
- Performance pressure
About Kaley
Kaley Melville is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing relationship strain, major life changes, grief, trauma, and struggles with self-esteem. Sessions aim to clarify what matters to the client and build practical coping skills for day-to-day life.
Kaley’s work combines direct feedback with collaborative conversation. She listens for how a person’s past relationships shape current patterns, including people-pleasing, difficulty saying no, or staying in roles that feel draining. She helps clients identify patterns, set clearer boundaries, and try different ways of responding. The approach is straightforward and focused on skills that can be used between sessions.
Her background includes clinical work around relational trauma, communication breakdowns, and end-of-life and caregiver stress. She has also supported clients through divorce, separation, and the stress that comes with caregiving and aging concerns. Codependency is one of the patterns she addresses alongside attachment and abandonment issues.
Because Kaley brings experience from competitive athletics, she is familiar with pressures around performance, identity shifts after injury, and body image concerns. That lived experience informs how she talks about burnout and performance anxiety with clients who have similar backgrounds.
People who choose to work with Kaley are often looking for practical tools and clear next steps. She helps people map their relationships, practice new behaviors, and build resilience for transitions and loss. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Approaches you might use and how online sessions fit
Kaley works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address relational patterns and life transitions. One common approach is focused work on attachment and relationship patterns, which looks at how early connections shape current reactions and helps people practice different responses in relationships. Another approach addresses trauma-related symptoms by building coping skills and stepwise exposure to difficult memories or triggers, so reactions become more manageable over time.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kaley collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level. She discusses options, checks how a technique lands in practice, and adjusts plans based on the client's needs and preferences.
For practical matters, confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing sessions during work breaks or between activities. Video sessions can support in-depth conversation and nonverbal cues, while phone sessions may be a good choice when a shorter check-in is needed or bandwidth is limited. Ask about formats available when you schedule so sessions match your routine and goals.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem issues, and coping with life changes. Codependency and relationship patterns like abandonment or communication problems are also areas she addresses.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and direct when needed. She focuses on practical skills and clear feedback to help people change patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience as a clinician. That time includes work with relational trauma and end-of-life caregiving concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in Florida. Her practice is located in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from another country?
She is not accepting international clients. Sessions are offered only within the licensing and practice region she works in.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the selected plan and region.
How do I start and schedule a first session?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.